Part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog: This program is built — 1,009 original practice questions covering the full scope of an elementary japanese i course, organized chapter by chapter — and it opens soon. Join the notify list and we will email you the day it launches.
This program is part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog — join the notify list and we’ll email you when enrollment opens.
PassProfessor’s Elementary Japanese I program is a chapter-simulation program for students taking an elementary japanese i course. You pick the course, then pick the textbook and edition your class uses, and the program builds chapter-based simulation exams optimized for that book’s chapter order — so the practice you do this week matches the chapter your instructor is teaching this week. The bank holds 1,009 original questions across 10 chapters plus three depth sets — script in depth, sentence patterns in depth, and reading mini-passages — plus a Japanese in Use applied set and an integrated dialogue synthesis set, covering greetings and introductions, hiragana, katakana, numbers, time, and counters, core daily-life vocabulary, verb forms in dictionary and masu form, particles in sentences, i-adjectives and na-adjectives, past forms for verbs, adjectives, and nouns, and the te-form for requests, permission, and prohibition. There is no licensing exam at the end of an elementary japanese i course — there is your instructor’s exam, chapter by chapter — and this program is built to rehearse exactly that.
PassProfessor’s Elementary Japanese I program is a chapter-simulation program for the undergraduate elementary Japanese I course: 1,009 original practice questions across 10 chapters plus three depth sets on script, sentence patterns, and reading mini-passages, a Japanese in Use applied set, and an integrated dialogue synthesis set, organized by textbook and edition so chapter drills and timed simulation exams match the chapter your instructor is teaching. It rehearses your instructor’s chapter tests and finals — there is no licensing exam for a college course — with results reported by chapter.
What this program is — and what it is not
It is a simulation of your course, not a licensing product. Licensing-exam prep rehearses one fixed, official exam. A college course works differently: your instructor chooses the textbook, sets the chapter order, and writes the exams. This program is designed around that reality. The textbook-and-edition selector aligns the simulations to the chapter sequence of the book your course actually uses, and chapter drills let you practice one chapter at a time, at the point in the semester when you need it.
It is not published, sponsored, or endorsed by any textbook publisher or author. PassProfessor is an independent study provider. The program is never branded or titled under a textbook’s name, and nothing in it reproduces textbook text, textbook figures, or a publisher’s test bank. Selecting your textbook only tells the program which chapter order to organize your practice around.
Every question is original. The bank was built from the published structure of an elementary japanese i course — the standard chapter sequence and topic scope the discipline itself uses — and every stem, scenario, and answer option was written from scratch and checked against verified disciplinary facts. Sources supplied facts and course structure only; the questions are ours.
What’s included
1,009 questions, organized the way your course is organized. The bank follows a 10-chapter structure that mirrors the standard elementary japanese i course, from greetings and introductions through the te-form: requests, permission, and prohibition, plus three depth sets — script in depth, sentence patterns in depth, and reading mini-passages — plus a Japanese in Use applied set and an integrated dialogue synthesis set. The full chapter-by-chapter breakdown is in the coverage table below.
Chapter drills. Practice a single chapter — only that chapter — until the misses stop repeating. Finished the hiragana lectures? Drill that chapter until reading a syllabary chart at sight feels automatic. Particles test in ten days? Work the particles chapter in sequence, the way your course presents it.
Chapter-based simulation exams. When a chapter test or a unit exam approaches, sit a timed simulation built from the chapters it covers, in the proportions your selected textbook’s organization suggests. Simulations draw questions you have not seen first, so a second or third run at the same chapter is a fresh test, not a memory exercise.
A textbook-and-edition selector. Different textbooks divide the same material into chapters differently — one book’s single chapter is another book’s two. When you select the textbook and edition your course uses, the program maps its bank onto that book’s chapter organization, so the chapter number in your practice means the same chapter in your syllabus.
Results broken down by chapter and topic. Your practice results report by chapter, so a weak area — say, particle choice, or te-form conversion — shows up in your data while there is still time to fix it, not for the first time on a graded exam.
A note on editions and course versions. Instructors adopt different textbooks and different editions of the same textbook, and departments periodically revise the course itself. The bank’s organization follows the discipline’s standard chapter structure — the sequence the field itself teaches — and the selector maps that structure onto your edition’s numbering, so a chapter that your book splits in two, or merges into one, still lines up with the practice built for it. Where an instructor reorders chapters, chapter drills can be assembled in your course’s order; the practice follows the syllabus, not the other way around.
The course at a glance
Elementary Japanese I has no single official exam, so there is no official exam-facts table to publish — your instructor’s syllabus is the authority for your course’s test dates, formats, and grading. What is standard is the scope of the discipline itself, summarized here as course background. For the full picture of what an elementary japanese i course covers and how to study it, see our Elementary Japanese I study guide.
| Undergraduate elementary Japanese I — the course this program simulates | |
|---|---|
| Course type | Undergraduate college course (the standard first-semester elementary Japanese course; commonly taken to begin a language requirement sequence or as the first course in Japanese studies) |
| Standard scope | Greetings and introductions; hiragana: reading the syllabary; katakana: reading the syllabary; numbers, time, and counters; core daily-life vocabulary; verb forms: dictionary form and masu form; particles in sentences; adjectives: i-adjectives and na-adjectives; past forms: verbs, adjectives, and nouns; the te-form: requests, permission, and prohibition |
| How the course is assessed | Instructor-set chapter tests, unit exams, and a final — formats and weights vary by instructor and institution |
| This program’s bank | 1,009 original questions across 10 chapters + script, sentence-pattern, and reading depth sets, plus the in-use and synthesis sets |
| Program format | Chapter drills and chapter-based simulation exams, organized by your selected textbook/edition |
How the practice maps to the course
Every question in the bank carries the chapter it belongs to. Counts below are the bank itself, counted question by question from the delivered file — they sum to 1,009.
| Chapter | Practice questions |
|---|---|
| Ch 1 — Greetings and Introductions | 51 |
| Ch 2 — Hiragana: Reading the Syllabary | 51 |
| Ch 3 — Katakana: Reading the Syllabary | 51 |
| Ch 4 — Numbers, Time, and Counters | 51 |
| Ch 5 — Core Daily-Life Vocabulary | 51 |
| Ch 6 — Verb Forms: Dictionary Form and Masu Form | 51 |
| Ch 7 — Particles in Sentences | 51 |
| Ch 8 — Adjectives: I-Adjectives and Na-Adjectives | 51 |
| Ch 9 — Past Forms: Verbs, Adjectives, and Nouns | 51 |
| Ch 10 — The Te-Form: Requests, Permission, and Prohibition | 51 |
| Depth I — Script in Depth | 99 |
| Depth II — Sentence Patterns in Depth | 102 |
| Depth III — Reading Mini-Passages | 99 |
| Applied Analysis — Japanese in Use | 102 |
| Synthesis — Integrated Dialogue Synthesis | 97 |
| Total | 1,009 |
Depth follows the bank’s own structure: the Depth II set (102 questions) and the applied in-use set (102 questions) tie as the bank’s largest single sets, and the three depth sets together revisit every core chapter at second-pass difficulty — this course is graded on reading script and building patterns inside real exchanges, and the bank’s weight sits where that integrated use is practiced.
How to use it
- Join the notify list today. When the program opens, set up your course first: select Elementary Japanese I, then select the textbook and edition your syllabus names.
- Drill the chapter you are in. After each lecture block, drill that chapter while the material is current. Short, chapter-matched practice beats a single long session the night before the test.
- Watch your chapter breakdown. Your results show which chapters are costing you. Return to the weakest chapter’s drill before moving on — elementary Japanese I builds script on script — the kana from the opening chapters are the medium every later chapter is read in, and the verb and adjective forms build one conversion on another, so a gap in the syllabaries or in the masu form resurfaces in every sentence that follows.
- Simulate before each graded test. In the days before a chapter test or unit exam, sit a timed simulation over exactly the chapters it covers. Practice the pacing and the question style, not just the facts.
- Use the integrated set before midterms and finals. The cross-chapter questions combine chapters the way cumulative exams do. They are the closest rehearsal for a final that reaches back to the start of the term.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a licensing exam prep program? No. Elementary Japanese I is a college course, not a licensed credential, and there is no official elementary Japanese I exam at the end of it. This is a chapter-simulation program: it rehearses the tests your own instructor gives, chapter by chapter, using original questions built to the standard scope of the undergraduate course.
How many practice questions are in the program? The bank holds 1,009 original questions: the 10 chapters of the standard course, three depth sets, a Japanese in Use applied set, and an integrated dialogue synthesis set. Every question is tagged to its chapter, so drills and simulations can be built over exactly the chapters your test covers.
Which textbook does the program follow? The program is organized around the standard chapter structure of the elementary Japanese I course, and the textbook-and-edition selector maps the bank onto your book’s chapter order when you set up your course. No textbook is named, branded, or reproduced — the selector only aligns chapter numbering.
I have never studied Japanese. Is this the right starting point? Yes — Japanese I is the beginning of the elementary sequence and assumes no prior Japanese: it opens with greetings and introductions and installs both syllabaries from the start. Students with prior informal exposure will find the early chapters move at a review pace, but the sequence’s structure is built for true beginners.
Does the program teach both hiragana and katakana? Yes — each syllabary carries its own full core chapter, and the first depth set returns to both at second-pass difficulty, including the look-alike characters across the two systems and the combinations used in borrowed words. Reading both at speed is treated as core course skill, not as background decoration.
What are the depth, in-use, and synthesis sets? Second-pass material. The depth sets revisit script, sentence patterns, and reading mini-passages; the in-use set presents short dialogues and everyday exchanges as coursework, where patterns arrive inside communication; the synthesis set combines chapters the way cumulative finals do — a dialogue read in kana, set in the past, answered with a te-form request.
Can I practice just one chapter? Yes — that is the core of the design. Chapter drills draw only from the chapter you select, and simulation exams can be built over any set of chapters, so your practice can match a single chapter test, a unit exam, or a cumulative final.
Does practicing with this program teach speaking or listening? The program rehearses the written script, vocabulary, grammar patterns, and reading work that chapter tests grade, in question form. Speaking and listening components of your course — their formats, weights, and schedules — belong to your instructor and your syllabus. The drills strengthen the patterns those components also draw on, without replacing the coursework itself.
How much kanji does the program include? The bank follows the standard first-semester scope, in which the kana syllabaries are the writing systems installed and kanji enter only as individual courses and textbooks introduce them. How much kanji your section presents, and when, is set by your instructor and your textbook; the selector aligns the program’s chapters to that organization.
When can I start using the Elementary Japanese I program? Soon — the 1,009-question bank is complete and quality-checked, and the program is in final preparation. Join the notify list on this page and we will email you the day it opens.
Disclaimer
PassProfessor is an independent exam-preparation and study provider, based in Salt Lake City, UT and operating entirely online. This program is study preparation only: it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any textbook publisher, textbook author, college, university, or instructor, and it reproduces no textbook content. Practice questions are original, written to the published structure and standard scope of an elementary japanese i course; they are not questions from any instructor’s exam or any publisher’s test bank. Your course syllabus is the authority for your course’s schedule, formats, and grading.